How Many People Are Named Samia?
An estimated 3,409 people in the United States have the first name Samia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Samia peaked in popularity in 2006 with 140 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Samia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,409
About 1 in 100,544 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2006
140 births
Total Registered
3,508
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samia
Samia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,508 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samia as a female name
Ranked #2,643 in 2024
66 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (140 births)
Samia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samia span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,094 babies were registered. While Samia is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Samia by Decade
How has Samia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Samia by State
Birth registrations for Samia span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Kansas, District of Columbia, Arizona. On average, about 90 Samias were registered per state.
Samia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Samia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samia?
We estimate approximately 3,409 people named Samia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 100,544 Americans share this first name.
Is Samia a common name?
Samia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,508 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samia most popular?
Samia reached peak popularity in 2006, when 140 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samia is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samia a female name?
Samia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samia Smith, Samia Johnson, Samia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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